I have explored quit a bit of one of these mines although no the Wynne mine. The Wynne mine is privately owned and used to me a show mine. After the current owners husband died his wife still allowed access to the public until a twenty-ton slab fell from the roof near to some children. She now will not allow access to anybody.
The most promising mine to enter is up a track that leads up the hillside past a pub and a Spar shop and has a sign “Chwarel “(quarry in Welsh) You can drive up the track until you reach a forestry fence. If you park here climb over the stile and walk a few hundred metres you will see several entrances to the mines. The best entrance is difficult to spot, as it looks overgrown, however if you climb down you will see a vast cave-like entrance with a dry stone wall ahead of you. The wall has been breached and is easy to climb over. Before the wall are two other entrances that are of more interest.
If you plan to visit I can give you more info but beware the mine is in very poor condition with a lot of dust particles in the air coming from the roof!

I have explored quit a bit of one of these mines although no the Wynne mine. The Wynne mine is privately owned and used to me a show mine. After the current owners husband died his wife still allowed access to the public until a twenty-ton slab fell from the roof near to some children. She now will not allow access to anybody.
The most promising mine to enter is up a track that leads up the hillside past a pub and a Spar shop and has a sign “Chwarel “(quarry in Welsh) You can drive up the track until you reach a forestry fence. If you park here climb over the stile and walk a few hundred metres you will see several entrances to the mines. The best entrance is difficult to spot, as it looks overgrown, however if you climb down you will see a vast cave-like entrance with a dry stone wall ahead of you. The wall has been breached and is easy to climb over. Before the wall are two other entrances that are of more interest.
If you plan to visit I can give you more info but beware the mine is in very poor condition with a lot of dust particles in the air coming from the roof!

lot of dust particles?? bad for photography then...

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Most Haunted would have you convinced that they were orbs - the first stage of spirits manifesting themselves!

lot of dust particles?? bad for photography then...

Bad for flash, but not quite so much of an issue if light painting...

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Thats what's annoying bout elterwater, every time I go flashguns never work well, due to the wet air from the quick-sand pool at base.... Next time... when access is sorted, we'll use floodlighting... 😉

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A friend of mine says he's been talking to somebody who has seen the lost locomotive. By all accounts it is up to the top of the boiler in water and probably inaccesible now due to roof collapses. We should still have a go looking for it I think.

A friend of mine says he's been talking to somebody who has seen the lost locomotive.
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Would the person who has seen it be Adam by any chance?

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Yes it is!!!

up a track that leads up the hillside past a pub and a Spar shop and has a sign “Chwarel “

What village is this???

Just by chance, the same time Barney was adding to this thread, I was looking at a wagon that is being restored for the proposed visitor centre in Glyn Ceiriog. It was recovered from an oak tree!

What village is this???

Glynceiriog I presume.

The publisher has requested that the book is not on sale until the official launch date - 10th May

I will have it available then

Mike